Chapter 48. To provide for the establishment of building lines on certain streets in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes
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Chap. 48: To provide for the establishment of building lines on certain streets in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. Chapter 48 30 Stat. 802 1899-01-12 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-11-03 55 3 30 public chap. 48.— An Act To provide for the establishment of building lines on certain streets in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
January 12, 1899. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United District of Columbia.Building lines on streets less than ninety feet wide, how established.States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are hereby authorized to establish building lines on streets or parts of streets less than ninety feet wide in the District of Columbia, upon the presentation to them of a plat of the street or a portion of the street upon which such action is desired, showing the lots and the names of the record owners thereof, and accompanied by a petition of the owners of one-halt of the real estate shown on said plat requesting that building lines be established, or when said Commissioners shall certify that public health, comfort, or convenience requires that such building lines be established.
Sec. 2. Appraisal proceedings.That upon the filing of such plat and petition in the office of said Commissioners, or when said Commissioners shall certify that public health, comfort, or convenience requires that such building linesFIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Chs. 48, 56. 1899.803 be established, said Commissioners shall make application in writing to the United States marshal for the District of Columbia to summon—jury. and empanel a jury of twelve citizens, who have no interest in the real estate mentioned in the petition (and it is hereby made his duty to summon and empanel the same in all such cases upon application in writing of said Commissioners), who, after first taking and subscribing an oath in writing to discharge the duties imposed upon them by the provisions of this Act justly and impartially, shall proceed to ascertain and appraise the damages which may accrue to the real estate of any person or persons by the establishment of said building lines, which shall be the value of the land at the time of the taking, and the said jury shall make and return their verdict in triplicate, one original to be—verdict. filed in the office of the said Commissioners, one in the office of the recorder of deeds of said District, and one in the office of the surveyor of the said District.
And the damages awarded by said jury shall be payable—damages. out of any funds available tor opening, widening, and extending alleys, under the Act approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-three,Vol 27, p. 653. entitled “An Act making appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-three, and for prior years, and for other purposes.” Sec. 3. That the said jury shall apportion an amount equal to theApportionment of expenses according to benefit received. amount of said damages, ascertained and appraised as aforesaid, including the fees of the marshal for his services and sixty dollars for the services of said jury, according as each lot or parcel of land in any square may be benefited by the establishment of building lines, and they shall make return of such apportionment to said Commissioners, in which they shall designate each lot or part of lot of land so benefited and the amount so apportioned to each, respectively; and in—failure to pay; assessment. case of failure to pay the amount so apportioned, it shall be the duty of the collector of taxes to levy a tax upon each lot or part of lot of kind in accordance with such apportionment, and to collect the same as other taxes on real estate are collected; and said assessments shall bear interest at the rate of ten per centum per annum until paid.
Sec. 4. That the said marshal shall give or cause to be given noticeNotice to land owners of meeting of jury. of the time and place of meeting of said jurors, for the purposes aforesaid, to each proprietor of land in the square where the building line is proposed to be established, as provided in section six of the Act ofVol. 27, p. 256. Congress approved July twenty-second, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, entitled “An Act to provide for the opening of alleys in the District of Columbia.
” Sec. 5. That the said Commissioners, whenever they deem it desirableProjecting buildings may remain, etc. in the interest of economy, may permit buildings existing at the time said building lines are established, and which project beyond said lines, to remain until such time as the owners of said buildings desire to reconstruct or substantially alter the said buildings: *Provided*,*Proviso*. That the Act of Congress approved March third, eighteen hundredStreet parkings projections; control, etc.Vol. 26, p. 868. and ninety-one, providing for certain projections upon street parkings, shall apply to all parkings established under this Act, and the control of said parkings otherwise shall be vested in the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, who are hereby authorized to make and enforce all reasonable and necessary regulations for their care and preservation.
Approved, January 12, 1899.
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